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Sneaky new classic car tax rules?

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  • 14-11-2014 1:54pm
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    Old diesel
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    Okay - there was a chap on one of the Radio stations in Cork - Red FM - on the Neill prendeville show - just a normal guy and he was talking about a change in the tax for classic cars.

    My understanding of what he was saying was that - from today.

    the cheap classic car tax only applies to pre 1975/6 cars from now on - not the rolling 30 year rule as WAS the case.

    And post 75 cars will be taxed on the cc rate.

    So a car of over 3000 - say 1983 vintage - will be now liable for tax at the 1800 rate.

    Not the 56 euro it would be eligible for under the rolling 30 year rule.

    Has anyone else heard anything about this????


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    No. Sounds like either he's talking sh!te, or you're hearing it. :pac:


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    Old diesel
    Registered Users Posts: 5,804 ✭✭✭Old diesel


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    No. Sounds like either he's talking sh!te, or you're hearing it. :pac:

    He definitely said it - although I agree its highly possible he was talking out of his backside.

    I just wanted to mention it in case someone on here had something more definite.

    The guy apparently has done a 5 year restoration of a Porsche 911 - and gave the impression he just found it out himself.


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    There is an NCT consultation closing today, but I haven't heard anything about tax changes (yet).

    BTW, he could have encountered one person in the tax office that didn't have a clue, it does happen.


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    galwaytt
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    Old diesel wrote: »
    Okay - there was a chap on one of the Radio stations in Cork - Red FM - on the Neill prendeville show - just a normal guy and he was talking about a change in the tax for classic cars.

    My understanding of what he was saying was that - from today.

    the cheap classic car tax only applies to pre 1975/6 cars from now on - not the rolling 30 year rule as WAS the case.

    And post 75 cars will be taxed on the cc rate.

    So a car of over 3000 - say 1983 vintage - will be now liable for tax at the 1800 rate.

    Not the 56 euro it would be eligible for under the rolling 30 year rule.

    Has anyone else heard anything about this????

    he's talking shoite.

    What's under discussion is NCT tests...........consultation submission due to RSA on it no later than today.


    ...mind you,maybe when they've that out of the way they might..........

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    laffindevil
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    More details on this in the classic cars forum...

    Deadline is only today so we won't know any deffo changes until all submissions are received. But I can't see the taxing changing that dramatically as it will just drive the classics off the roads!


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    Kenny Logins
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    Another thing - if the car has just completed a long resto, this will be its first Vin/vet tax disc and maybe the person in the tax office just tried to renew under the existing tax class. Either way, I'm sure it's a mistake and not worthy of discussion on the radio.


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    Chimaera
    Registered Users Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭Chimaera


    The UK did make a change like this a number of years ago, and it may that they're confusing/conflating the two?


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    Breffnigolfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 294 ✭✭Breffnigolfer


    This would be the first time ever Neil Prenderville had a poorly researched item on his show!

    Oh......wait? OP, FFS, NP is worse than Joe Duffy


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    corktina
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    NP is a lot things.... :-)


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    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    http://www.redfm.ie/podcasts/neil-prendeville-show-podcast/

    14 November 2014 podcast, starting at 26:02 - 34.15 where Neil talks to Joe...


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    Kenny Logins
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    http://www.redfm.ie/podcasts/neil-prendeville-show-podcast/

    Stumped.


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    Beaten to it. :D

    Is this a conversation between two people that haven't a clue?


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    macplaxton
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    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    Beaten to it. :D

    Thankfully I scan listened to find the start time of the segment with timestretching on my desktop mp3 player at x2.00 and skipped through most of it :D


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    Tzar Chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,069 ✭✭✭Tzar Chasm


    Even if they do change the law it can only be applied to new registrations. This would mean that any existing classics on 56 tax would appreciate in value rather quickly


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